Isaiah 36:9
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How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
How then canst thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
How then can you repulse [the attack of] a single commander of the least of my master’s servants, and rely on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
How then can you repulse the attack of a single captain of the least of my master’s servants, when you put your reliance on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
How then can you drive back a single officer among the least of my master’s servants? How can you rely on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
How will you drive back even the least important official among my master’s servants when you are relying on Egypt for chariots and riders?
How then can you repulse even one of my master’s lowest-ranked army officers? Yet you are relying on Egypt for chariots and riders!
How could you even defeat our lowest ranking officer, when you have to depend on Egypt for chariots and cavalry?
How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants? And thou reliest upon Egypt for chariots and for horsemen!
And how wilt thou stand against the face of the judge of one place, of the least of my master's servants? But if thou trust in Egypt, in chariots and in horsemen:
But even then, you couldn’t beat even one of my master’s lowest ranking officers. So why do you still depend on Egypt’s chariots and horse soldiers?
You cannot refuse what I offer to you! And I am only an unimportant officer who serves my master. You are hoping that Egypt will give you chariots and men to ride on horses. But you will never be strong enough to win a battle against us.
How can you resist even one officer from among the least of my lord’s servants? How can you put your trust in Egypt for chariots and charioteers?
How then can you repulse a single captain among the least of my master's servants, when you trust in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
How then can you repulse a single captain among the least of my master's servants, when you trust in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
You cannot ·defeat [repel] one of my ·master’s [lord’s] least important officers, so why do you depend on Egypt to give you chariots and ·horsemen [charioteers]?
For how canst thou despise any captain of the least of my lord’s servants? and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
How can you defeat my master’s lowest-ranking officers when you trust Egypt for chariots and horses?
You are no match for even the lowest ranking Assyrian official, and yet you expect the Egyptians to send you chariots and horsemen.
How then can you drive back a single officer among the weakest of my master’s officers and trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
You cannot defeat one of my master’s least important officers. So why do you depend on Egypt to give you chariots and horsemen?
How, then, can you repulse even one officer from the least of my master’s officials, when you are depending for yourselves on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
How, therefore, wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s slaves even if thou art trusting in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
How then can you turn away one official of the least of my master’s servants and trust in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
But how can you drive back one governor among the least of my master’s servants, when you trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
My master, the king of Assyria, wants to make a little bet with you!—that you don’t have 2,000 men left in your entire army! If you do, he will give you 2,000 horses for them to ride on! With that tiny army, how can you think of proceeding against even the smallest and worst contingent of my master’s troops? For you’ll get no help from Egypt.
“‘Be reasonable. Face the facts: My master the king of Assyria will give you two thousand horses if you can put riders on them. You can’t do it, can you? So how do you think, depending on flimsy Egypt’s chariots and riders, you can stand up against even the lowest-ranking captain in my master’s army?
How then will you turn away one captain of the least of my master’s servants and rely on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
How can you defeat my master’s lowest-ranking officers when you trust Egypt for chariots and horses?
How then can you turn back even a captain, one of the least servants of my lord, trusting, as you do, in Egypt for chariots and horses?
How then can you drive back even one official of the least of my master’s servants and rely on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
How then can you repulse one official of the least of my master’s servants and rely on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
But how could you repulse even a single one of my master’s soldiers, even though you are depending upon Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
You cannot defeat one of my master’s least important officers, so why do you depend on Egypt to give you chariots and horsemen?
Certainly you will not refuse one of my master’s minor officials and trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen.
You are depending on Egypt for chariots and horsemen. You can’t drive away even the least important officer among my master’s officials.
How then can you repulse one officer of the least of my master’s officials, even though you are depending on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
How then can you repulse one officer of the least of my master’s officials, even though you are depending on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
How then will you repel one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put your trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
How then can you turn away from one captain of the least of my king’s servants, and trust in Egypt for war-wagons and horsemen?
With your tiny army, how can you think of challenging even the weakest contingent of my master’s troops, even with the help of Egypt’s chariots and charioteers?
How then can you repulse a single captain among the least of my master’s servants, when you rely on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
How then can you repulse a single captain among the least of my master’s servants, when you rely on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
How then can you repulse a single captain among the least of my master’s servants, when you rely on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
How then can you repulse a single captain among the least of my master’s servants, when you rely on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
How then wilt thou turn away the face of one officer of the least of the avadim of adoni, and put thy trust on Mitzrayim for chariots and for parashim?
“For how can you despise any captain of the least of my lord’s servants and still put your trust in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
How then can you repulse a single captain among the least of my master’s servants, when you rely on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
How then can you repulse a single captain among the least of my master’s servants, when you rely on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
So, how can you repulse a single lieutenant—the least of my master’s servants? Yes, you’re relying on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen.
How can you repel even the weakest unit in my master’s army when you have to look to Egypt for chariots and drivers?
How then can you turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put your trust in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
And how shalt thou abide the face of the judge of one place of the less servants of my lord? That if thou trustest in Egypt, and in carts, and in knights; (And so how shalt thou stand before even the least of the servants of my lord? wilt thou still trust in the help of Egypt, and in their chariots, and in their horsemen?)
And how dost thou turn back the face of one captain of the least of the servants of my lord, and dost trust for thee on Egypt, for chariot and for horsemen?
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